leeward
- adjective
- /ˈluːwərd/
- Specialized
:
a sotavento
- The cabin is located on the leeward slope, providing protection from the harsh weather.
Examples
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The sailors sought refuge on the leeward side of the island to avoid the strong winds.
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The balance between the degree of protection from wind and waves, the amount of rainfall and sedimentation, and the availability of shallow shelf influences the extent of reef development in windward and leeward areas.
Academic text (1993) -
Topography controls the distribution of spatially large drifts, but tree vegetation imposes another level of depositional complexity, and the largest drifts are found directly leeward of rows of trees on the terrain.
Academic text (2001) -
The principal ecological factors influencing fisheries in the MHI include coastal currents, the breadth and steepness of the coastal platform, and differences in windward and leeward climate.
Academic text (1993) -
During the storm, they decided to anchor their boat leeward of the rocky shore for safety.
Synonyms
8
2.8
In the direction the wind blows
1
5.9
The side of something protected from the wind
1
6.3
The side that is protected from the wind, for example behind a hill
1
8.0
On the side sheltered from the wind
On the side protected from the wind
On the side sheltered from the wind on a boat
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Compounds
A group of islands in the northeast Caribbean that are part of the Lesser Antilles
How Sheltered
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Leeward comes from lee meaning 'shelter from the wind' and the direction part -ward, like in homeward, meaning 'toward'. So leeward means 'toward the sheltered side', in other words moving away from the wind.